Birmingham Airport welcomed a record 1,575,318 passengers during August, representing an increase of 3.7% compared with the same month in 2025. The result continues a period of strong traffic growth at BHX, which handled an all-time high of 13.7 million passengers last year. Low-cost traffic performed particularly strongly during August, growing 11% year-on-year. Dublin remains […]
September 23, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Jet2.com will operate flights from Birmingham Airport to six European ski gateways during the 2027/28 winter season as the airline expands its ski programme from the Midlands airport in response to sustained demand. The UK leisure carrier will serve Chambery, Geneva, Grenoble, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Turin from Birmingham, with the expanded programme to commence in […]
August 18, 2026 | Latest Route News +, News & Analysis
easyJet is celebrating carrying more than ten million passengers to and from Birmingham Airport since launching operations at the airport in 2007. To mark the milestone, the airline surprised two passengers, who were travelling from Birmingham to Marrakesh, with a pair of return flights to any destination on easyJet’s network. easyJet’s first service from Birmingham […]
August 4, 2026 | News & Analysis
Birmingham Airport handled more than 1.3 million passengers last month, marking the busiest May in the airport’s history and representing year-on-year growth of 3.2%. The record performance follows a strong 2025, during which the airport welcomed 13.7 million passengers, its highest annual total on record. The airport attributed the growth to sustained demand across both […]
June 17, 2026 | Air Service Event News, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
Birmingham Airport (BHX) is the seventh largest airport in the UK and one of the fastest growing airports. In 2025, it handled 13.6 million passengers with a projected 14.6 million expected this year. The airport partners with 25 airlines operating non-stop routes to 145 destinations, with further one-stop connectivity to over 650 destinations worldwide. During 2025, the airport embarked […]
May 17, 2026 | Air Service Event News
easyJet launched flights between Birmingham and Rome FCO on Thursday 5 March. The 1,585-kilometre service will initially be maintained 2-weekly, on Thursdays and Sundays, increasing to 4-weekly in April. The LCC enters a crowded field and will compete against Ryanair’s 4-weekly, Jet2.com’s 5-weekly and Wizz Air’s 3-weekly service between the two cities. What they said […]
March 11, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Birmingham Airport (BHX), situated in the heart of England, is one of the busiest regional airports in the UK. It operates over 140 direct scheduled and charter routes, with an additional 657 possible connections worldwide, served by 35 airlines. Positioned as the ‘Gateway to the Midlands’, BHX benefits from one of the UK’s fastest-growing regional […]
November 17, 2025 | Air Service Event News
Situated in the heart of England, Birmingham Airport (BHX) is one of the busiest regional airports in the UK and welcomed a record 13 million passengers in 2024/25. The airport is served by 29 partner airlines operating non-stop routes to 140 destinations with further one-stop connectivity to over 600 destinations. Concurrent with the diversity of […]
September 22, 2025 | Air Service Event News
easyJet introduced flights between Birmingham and City of Derry on Monday 1 September. The 460-kilometre service will be maintained 2-weekly, on Mondays and Fridays, with the A320 aircraft. No other airline flies between the two cities. What they said Ali Gayward, UK Country Manager at easyJet, said: “It is fantastic to be able to […]
September 1, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Jet2.com inaugurated seasonal flights between Birmingham and Jerez on the south-western coast of Spain, on Friday 2 May. The 1,780-kilometre service will run weekly with the 737-800 aircraft. No other carrier flies between the two cities. Flight LS1395 departs Birmingham at 08:00 local time, arriving in Jerez at 11:50 local time. The return service, operating […]
May 12, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Birmingham Airport (BHX) is an important piece of national infrastructure, serving the UK’s second-largest city. With 35 airline partners comprising low-cost, charter, scheduled, long-haul and flag carriers, it serves over 140 direct destinations and in 2024 saw a total of 12.4 million passengers pass through its doors. Looking ahead to 2025, the airport is forecast […]
April 7, 2025 | Air Service Event News
easyJet inaugurated flights between Birmingham and Reykjavik on Tuesday 12 November, which is part of its wider expansion from the UK airport throughout the month. 6 November: Marrakech (4-weekly) 13 November: Prague (2-weekly) 13 November: Hurghada (weekly) 15 November: Krakow (2-weekly) The LCC faces competition on all its new services from Birmingham. The five new routes […]
November 19, 2024 | Latest Route News +